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Federal judge awards $21 million in lawsuit against former Somalia PM
August 29, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday awarded $21 million to seven Somalis in a lawsuit against former Somali prime minister Mohamed Ali Samantar. The lawsuit, which started in 2004 and made it all the way to the US Supreme Court, alleges Samantar was.... [more]
Somalia ex-PM will not contest war crimes claims in US court
February 24, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
Former Somali prime minister Mohamed Ali Samantar on Thursday accepted legal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The civil suit was brought by the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) in 2004 against.... [more]
Former Somalia PM can be questioned under oath in federal suit
April 2, 2011 by Erin Bock
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday denied a motion to dismiss a federal suit against former Somali prime minister and defense minister Mohamed Ali Samantar. Lawyers for Samantar argued that the case should be dismissed because the statute of.... [more]
Federal judge denies immunity to former Somalia PM
February 17, 2011 by Daniel Richey
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Tuesday that former Somali prime minister and defense minister Mohamed Ali Samantar is not entitled to legal immunity from civil lawsuits. Samantar, who has lived in the greater Washington, DC, area for more than 15.... [more]
Supreme Court rules foreign officials not immune from suit
June 1, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) does not grant foreign officials immunity from civil lawsuits. In affirming the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and resolving a circuit split,.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on immunity for Somalia ex-PM
March 3, 2010 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Samantar v. Yousuf on whether a foreign state's immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act extends to an individual acting in an official capacity on behalf of the foreign state. The plaintiffs allege that former Somali defense mini....... [more]
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